Providence Among the Busiest Big East Programs in the May Live Period
A look at the Friars' activity and how fellow Big East schools approached the live period.
Following a hectic spring in which Bryan Hodgson and his staff took over at Providence and then built one of the top-ten transfer portal classes in the country, PC went to work during last week’s live recruiting period.
Over the past week, seven elite high school prospects claimed new offers from Providence — the highest total of any program in the Big East.
The Friars have certainly aimed high, targeting the top prospects in the classes of 2027 and 2028. And with the state of the transfer portal, there’s little downside to going big in the high school ranks.
There’s perhaps no bigger swing than seven-footer Yann Kamagate, who exploded onto the scene this spring. The class of 2028 star recently moved to the United States from West Africa. He went under the radar after missing most of his sophomore season due to injury, but that’s not the case any longer.
Currently unranked, Kamagate could be working his way toward the No. 1 overall spot in the class of 2028. He recently earned offers from Michigan, Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, BYU, Providence, and more after averaging 16.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game on the Adidas 3SSB circuit for the Compton Magic.
The Friars also offered 247 Sports’ No. 10 player in 2027 — North Carolina scoring guard Jordan Page, a left-hander putting up over 16 points and seven rebounds per game for Garner Road this spring. Page is shooting 39% from three.
Fellow 2027 guards Cayden Daughtry (a Floridian ranked #18 per 247 who is scoring at a very high clip) and Chase Lumpkin (a 6’4 combo guard ranked #60) also earned Providence offers.
Meanwhile, top 2028 prospects Josh Lowery (a guard from Sierra Canyon ranked #14), versatile forward Zion Green (#33), and big man Lewis Uvwo (#19) also received offers. Uvwo averaged a ridiculous 6.8 blocks per game in the most recent Nike EYBL session.
UConn, Creighton, and Seton Hall All Active in May
Dan Hurley and Connecticut were also busy this week, offering five prospects in the class of 2027. Like Providence, they offered both Jordan Page and Cayden Daughtry. Page (from Raleigh) saw new offers from PC, UConn, and Florida State, as well as home-state North Carolina.
Daughtry, who plays with the EYBL powerhouse Florida Rebels, is putting up a ridiculous 26.8 PPG this spring, earning himself offers from UConn, Providence, LSU, Texas, Kentucky, and others.
Hurley offered another top-ten guard in Spire Academy’s King Gibson — a versatile combo guard out of North Carolina who is receiving interest from Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, and others.
UConn offered 2027 big man Caleb Ourigou, a 6’11 center out of Overtime Elite who plays with the NY Rens. Ourigou is currently ranked No. 88 by 247 Sports and boasts Kentucky and Tennessee offers. The Huskies also targeted 6’7 wing DeMarcus Henry, a five-star prospect.
Two more Big East schools put out a number of reported offers this week, as Seton Hall also offered Jordan Page, as well as an under-the-radar prospect in Nathan Yambayamba, a 2027 Canadian wing who announced the Pirates were his first high major offer after a solid showing on the EYBL circuit.
Seton Hall offered class of 2029 guard Juleeyan Williams, a 6’4 freshman from California.
Finally, Creighton spread offers across classes this week — ranging from 6’8 freshman Bob Da Silva from Indiana Elite to sophomore Kaharri Coleman (a 2028 point guard ranked #48 by 247), and 2027 point guard Micah Gordon, the 46th player in his class who hails from New Jersey.
While St. John’s (Theo Edema), Georgetown (A.J. Olivier) and Marquette (Colton Crowdis) picked up class of 2026 commitments this week (more on them in an upcoming article), they were among a group of five Big East schools who did not have any reported 2027 or 2028 offers this week, per Verbal Commits. This doesn’t necessarily mean those schools didn’t make offers, but none were posted publicly.
Clearly, the biggest takeaway continues to be how the transfer portal has changed high school recruiting. The portal has led to Big East schools getting very selective in the high school ranks — some by zeroing in on elite talent, while others hold out on offers altogether.
And there’s no one way to win. St. John’s has feasted on transfers the past two years, while Connecticut built its core around retaining top high school recruits and complementing them with select portal additions.